As workers retreat from big city offices once again due to new Covid sub-variants and other factors, we examine crime statistics with Justin Fox. We also look at the history of remote work with Stephen Mihm - turns out it all started as one giant leap for mankind. Alexis Leondis explains how someone on a quarter mil a year can still feel the pinch. And John Authers considers the odds the economy experiences a soft landing while markets experience a hard one.